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Kirby Air Riders main menu takes cues from the Super Smash Bros desk – and after being shown in the latest Nintendo Direct, its weirdly beautiful design may already be my favorite ever

You can even customize which character appears as your cursor

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Everything announced at the Kirby Air Riders Direct – including the online demo event start date, and an immense amount of info about the game's features that we could barely keep up with

Here's what you need to know about Kirby Air Riders Direct 2, including everything announced on Road Trip story mode, the online demo event, and more.

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"I've thrown everything I have into this game from the start": After giving Smash Bros. Ultimate fans almost 3 years of DLC, Masahiro Sakurai says "everything is here" already in Kirby Air Riders

Don't expect another sequel, either

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Nintendo's latest Kirby Air Riders Direct was an overwhelming deep dive into all-new content that includes a new Top Ride and Road Trip story mode, online features, customization options, and so, so, so much more

Holy content drop

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Switch 2's next big racing game Kirby Air Riders doubles the number of tracks from Super Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai's GameCube classic, with all 9 original courses returning

Kirby Air Riders is coming with 18 tracks to start

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A new Nintendo Direct as long as the Switch 2 reveal is coming this week, but this one is dedicated to Super Smash Bros creator Masahiro Sakurai's true love: Kirby Air Riders

60 minutes of peak incoming

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After conquering YouTube, Kirby and Super Smash Bros' Masahiro Sakurai is now getting a 160-page manga about his life and art

And it's out next month

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Team Ninja, Smash Bros' Masahiro Sakurai, and "rival" Tekken boss Katsuhiro Harada pay tribute to iconic Dead or Alive creator Tomonobu Itagaki

The Team Ninja founder has passed away at the age of 58

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One Of The Nintendo Switch 2’s Most Exciting Upcoming Games Is A Beautifully Bizarre Racer Featuring An Infamous Pink Blob

Nintendo put the spotlight on its strangest racing series with a new showcase that proves it's not backing down from what makes it unique in an upcoming sequel.

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Kirby Air Riders Revives a Legend, with Sakurai Back at the Helm — Can Nintendo Deliver in 2025?

Nintendo confirms Kirby Air Riders will launch on 20 November 2025 for Switch 2, with Masahiro Sakurai directing and new features including 16-player City Trial, extra riders, and copy abilities for all characters.

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Nintendo confirms Kirby Air Riders is out in November, and it's only $70, leaving no question which Switch 2 racer is better

Also City Trial is back for those of you cool enough to realize how monumental that is

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Kirby Air Riders director Masahiro Sakurai says those who haven't already played the GameCube racer might ask themselves "if it's basically Mario Kart," and, uh, yeah, "it basically is like Mario Kart"

OK, cool

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Mashiro Sakurai says he's making Kirby Air Riders because, well, Nintendo asked him to while he was working on Smash Bros. DLC, ending speculation it was his own doing

"You might be wondering why I ended up creating a new Kirby Air Ride game"

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Nintendo confirms a Kirby Air Riders Nintendo Direct is coming tomorrow and it's going to have 45 minutes of new info on the Switch 2 racer

It better show off a new City Tour mode

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Kirby Air Riders is still slated for 2025 on Switch 2 despite no gameplay footage, but game director Masahiro Sakurai says we'll probably see some "soon"

I'm still not 100% convinced it's making its 2025 release date

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Sakurai teases Kirby Air Riders news “soon” but fails to mention when

Finally!?

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Kirby Air Riders should be delayed to 2026 if anything is "not going perfectly," former Nintendo marketing leads say, because it's not worth burning out Smash Bros creator Masahiro Sakurai

Plus Mario Kart World and Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds are pretty heavy competition

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Massive Super Smash Bros. mod adds the N64 fighting game's actual announcer, and its new 15-minute trailer rivals Masahiro Sakurai's best work

Smash Remix just gets bigger and bigger

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"We must change our methods": Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai says game development has become "too time consuming and unsustainable"

"To be honest, it's hard to see what the future holds"

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Bayonetta creator Hideki Kamiya reckons he's a better YouTuber than Smash Bros boss Masahiro Sakurai: "My YouTube channel is much more interesting than Sakurai's"

Even if Kamiya "trusted him to do the best job" when it came to Bayonetta in Smash

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Nintendo Direct narrator jokingly threatens to cut ties with anyone who secures a Switch 2, so Smash Bros director Masahiro Sakurai is trying to erase his memory

The only way to squash console jealousy is through Men in Black references

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Joy and despair as game devs fight for a Switch 2 of their own, with Smash Bros' Masahiro Sakurai lucking into one while Balatro's LocalThunk still hunting

Good hunting, everyone

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Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai only has a "vague idea" what Danganronpa creator's new tactical RPG is all about as he has such "high expectations" he's been avoiding all information

Are you excited about The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy? Sakurai sure is, just don't ask him what it's about

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2003's Kirby Air Ride was "ahead of its time," Nintendo exec says, and the Switch 2 sequel might finally let people appreciate "the genius of Masahiro Sakurai"

It's been 22 years since Kirby Air Ride launched to a 61 Metacritic

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Nintendo Switch 2 Direct predictions: 7 games we expect to see

Wednesday is the big day for Nintendo Switch 2 enthusiasts, so here are 7 game predictions to look out for, alongside how to watch the show.

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